Creating Host-To-Virtual Disk Mappings - Dell PowerVault NX3500 Administrator's Manual

NOTE:
this time. No host other than the NX3500 controllers should be added to this
host group.
6 Click OK.
The host group is added to the storage array.

Creating Host-to-Virtual Disk Mappings

To create host-to-virtual disk mappings:
1 Launch PowerVault MDSM and target the MD storage array you plan to
use for your NAS storage.
2 In the Topology pane, expand Default Group and select the host group
you created in the previous steps.
3 In the tool bar, select MappingsDefineAdditional Mapping.
The Default Additional Mapping window is displayed.
4 In Host group or host, select the host group you created in the previous steps.
All defined hosts, host groups, and the default group appear in the list.
5 In the Logical Unit Number field, select a LUN. The supported LUNs are
0 through 255.
6 Select the virtual disk to be mapped in the virtual disk area.
The virtual disk area lists the names and capacity of the virtual disks that
are available for mapping, based on the selected host group or selected
host. Only select the virtual disks that were created specifically to be used
by the PowerVault NX3500. You must select an even number of virtual
disks, up to 16.
7 Click Add.
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disk are selected.
8 To define additional mappings, repeat step 4 through step 7.
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virtual disk area.
9 Click Close.
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Setting Up Your PowerVault NX3500 Solution
Since the controllers are not configured yet, no hosts are available at
The Add button is inactive until a host group or host, LUN, and virtual
After a virtual disk has been mapped, it is no longer available in the